The Live Bait Amber Ale
Mudhook Brewing Company
- From:
- Mudhook Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.15 | pDev: 6.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 13, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania
2.97/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.97/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On tap @ the Mudhook Brewing Company (York, PA) on 10/14/11. Served in a pint glass.
Pours a clear coppery amber, with a ½ finger of bright-white colored head. This leaves back a sudsy cascade that quickly slides down the sides of the glass, not leaving much of any lace clinging to the walls. The aroma smells of sweet caramel, with added notes of earthy hops and light citric fruit. Way in the back, I’m finding some very light butter and egg character as well, while leafy and borderline medicinal tones hang on the edges of the profile.
The base of the taste is once again sweet caramel and soft fruitiness, with an earthy bitterness that runs through this. Light roasted accents fill out the edges of the profile, while this finishes hoppy and gritty feeling, with a raw feel that sticks to the tongue. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a firm feel throughout that gives way to a bit more slickness underneath. This is maybe a touch thin feeling (especially for 6%) but the alcohol is at least hid well and this covers the mouth well for the most part.
This was a fairly average take on an Amber Ale, with the harshness of the hops starting to subside a bit as this warmed (which seems to be a common theme amongst the beers here). It’s probably one of the more accessible beers that they have here though but I overall wasn’t overly impressed with this.
Oct 17, 2011Pours a clear coppery amber, with a ½ finger of bright-white colored head. This leaves back a sudsy cascade that quickly slides down the sides of the glass, not leaving much of any lace clinging to the walls. The aroma smells of sweet caramel, with added notes of earthy hops and light citric fruit. Way in the back, I’m finding some very light butter and egg character as well, while leafy and borderline medicinal tones hang on the edges of the profile.
The base of the taste is once again sweet caramel and soft fruitiness, with an earthy bitterness that runs through this. Light roasted accents fill out the edges of the profile, while this finishes hoppy and gritty feeling, with a raw feel that sticks to the tongue. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a firm feel throughout that gives way to a bit more slickness underneath. This is maybe a touch thin feeling (especially for 6%) but the alcohol is at least hid well and this covers the mouth well for the most part.
This was a fairly average take on an Amber Ale, with the harshness of the hops starting to subside a bit as this warmed (which seems to be a common theme amongst the beers here). It’s probably one of the more accessible beers that they have here though but I overall wasn’t overly impressed with this.
Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania
3.33/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served on-tap at the brewpub in York, PA. The second in my flight.
A: The amber ale is a darker brown, think a syrupy chocolate caramel combination, dark enough to be opaque. As with the rest of the line-up, a head doesn't seem to interested in sticking around.
S: The nose is sweet toffee, syrupy with darker malts. Not bad though, and the ale bears a striking resemblance to a good brown ale.
T: Coffee and toffee together. The sweetness of the continues, viscous flavors. The coffee, not an all-out java assault, provides a nice bite against the toffee and caramel. Good if not a tad too sweet. No hops anywhere in here.
M: The mouthfeel works, bringing sweet malts to the forefront from the very first sip. While I think that that sweetness needs to tone itself down, the ale is quite accessible.
Overall, I'd rank it third of the four Mudhook ales.
Aug 17, 2011A: The amber ale is a darker brown, think a syrupy chocolate caramel combination, dark enough to be opaque. As with the rest of the line-up, a head doesn't seem to interested in sticking around.
S: The nose is sweet toffee, syrupy with darker malts. Not bad though, and the ale bears a striking resemblance to a good brown ale.
T: Coffee and toffee together. The sweetness of the continues, viscous flavors. The coffee, not an all-out java assault, provides a nice bite against the toffee and caramel. Good if not a tad too sweet. No hops anywhere in here.
M: The mouthfeel works, bringing sweet malts to the forefront from the very first sip. While I think that that sweetness needs to tone itself down, the ale is quite accessible.
Overall, I'd rank it third of the four Mudhook ales.
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